American Airlines flight attendants voted overwhelmingly to authorize a strike this week. That puts more pressure on the carrier to meet their demands over pay raises and comes ahead of one of the year's busiest holiday travel weekends.Here & Now's Robin Young gets the latest from transportation analyst Seth Kaplan.This segment aired on August 31,...
Summary Musician David Ryan Harris was accused of trafficking his own children on an American Airlines flight, leading to an investigation upon disembarking. Harris expressed his disappointment with the airline and flight attendant for calling the authorities based on concerns about his unresponsive mixed-race children. American Airlines issued a statement apologizing for any misunderstanding and...
American Airlines has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to join Brazilian airframer Embraer’s Energia Advisory Group. The San Jose dos Campos-based company said on 26 September that the US airline joins “an experienced and knowledgeable team of airlines, lessors, suppliers, and other aviation experts advising Embraer on its development of sustainable aircraft for the...
American Airlines Gets Permission For Lower Altitude Flying Over Kabul by Gary Leff on September 24, 2023 American Airlines launched service between New York JFK and Delhi in November 2021. They ran into diplomatic roadblocks getting permission to fly over Russia, leading to more circuitous routings which meant that the flight would occasionally have to...
